"With Copac we were able to suggest some of the cars to be given to the Human Rights Commission and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission for use in the elections for instance. "We should be allowed to wind up, carry out an audit of what is there and meet and decide as Jomic what to do with the vehicles and forward those proposals to our principals just like we did with Copac," she said. Jomic co-chairperson MDC Secretary General Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga said the cars were "not necessarily government cars" as they were provided by donors. Mangoma said there was need to consider turning Jomic into a voluntary body and maintain its functions. "But, we were able as representatives of three parties to go in areas where there were problems and even resolve situations where family members could not talk to each other because of polarisation among party lines." "There were incidents of intimidation even after Jomic had gone in to resolve disputes where some people would say 'we will come after you after Jomic'," he said. Mangoma said Jomic played an important role in settling political differences among people in various communities at a time when society was virtually polarised along political lines. We are now hoping to meet this week," he said. "We were hoping to deal with the issue last week, but our colleague (Nicholas) Goche (Zanu PF Jomic co-chairperson) was not available. Mangoma, however, said Jomic was yet to give its final report on its observation of the recent general election. Jomic must sit as a body and decide what to do with these cars." "This is another abuse of power by government. "Government is not the successor to Jomic," he said. Mangoma said it was wrong for Mugabe's Office to order "the immediate withdrawal of Jomic vehicles from current users". There were eight to 10 vehicles that were from government, but about 40 cars were bought by donors." The cars were bought by donors for Jomic not for government. Jomic has its constitution and the body is made up of three political parties. They are Jomic cars and government is not Jomic. What is happening is an abuse of power by government," he said. "Government is misdirecting itself by recalling those vehicles. CMED will provide a receipt voucher for the vehicle delivered."īut, Jomic co-chairperson MDC-T deputy treasurer-general Elton Mangoma yesterday dismissed the order from the Office of the President and Cabinet as a "nullity". Accordingly, all those in possession of Jomic vehicles should surrender them, with all necessary tools to the Central Mechanical Engineering Department (CMED) Depots throughout the country by not later than Septem(Friday). "Following the holding of the recent harmonised elections and the swearing in of the new government, the role of Jomic ceases. Jomic was an agency whose role was to monitor the implementation measures to foster peaceful co-existence among political parties.
This came after Mugabe's office yesterday ordered: "The office of the President and Cabinet notes the Joint Implementation and Monitoring Committee procured vehicles during its operations.
Jomic - which was set up under the 2008 Global Political Agreement, giving birth to the Government of National Unity consisting of Zanu PF and the two MDC parties, was mandated to ensure peaceful co-existence among political parties. THE Joint Implementation and Monitoring Committee (Jomic) has vowed to resist an order by President Robert Mugabe's Office to hand over its fleet of vehicles to the Central Mechanical Engineering Department (CMED), it has been learnt.
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